Bingo. I even have a sheet of paper that describes the "erection sequence" of a submarine. I find it amusing that they chose that word to describe the assembly of a large, phallic, horizontal object, not a building. And yet I can't read an email with that word in it.
We also have blacklisted web pages that are met with a large red "ACCESS DENIED" but for the most part it seems like actual people decided to blacklist them.
I work for a large gov't contractor, and we're told flat out that our email isn't private by any means. However, it still bounces incoming emails for containing certain words. Among them were "erection" and "Viagra." We work right up the street from Pfizer.
Mind you, I can send out what I want. I only know these words are blocked because someone else tried to send them in. As far as I know, though, it never actually changes the text.
The USS Jimmy Carter will have *plenty* of weapons on it. As a final modified version of the Seawolf class, it's shaping up to be the most advanced submarine ever built. Believe me, I'm a Mech Engineer at GD Electrc Boat in Groton CT, and today I got a chance to walk over, through, and under this boat and it truly is impressive. It's scheduled for delivery to the Navy next year, not this year.
I'm an engineer for the main nuclear submarine contractor in the US, and I work in the shock test department. While many items get tested by means of hitting a platform with a large hammer, the largest ones use explosives for shock. Watching all of these tests are pretty cool, but since it's all Military work, 98% of your time on the job is spent planning, doing reports, filling out paperwork, reading Mil-Specs and the like. It is neat, but not nearly as rewarding as many would think.
www.phynd.net is a great solution to P2P. I'm sure the RIAA and MPAA will hate it just as much as P2P, but both colleges and college students love it. Here at UConn, someone has kindly donated the use of their Linux box to run Phynd, which scours the network and catalogs all types of shared files (not just mp3/ogg or movies). In a college with thousands of on campus residents, this saves hunge amounts of internet bandwidth [money] by keeping file sharing traffic entirely on campus. The students are happy because there are almost never any dead links, and files transfer at full speed.
Before this was implemented, P2P programs tied up HUGE amounts of bandwitdth. UConn was forced to administer a bandwidth quota per student, but fortunately that's only for off campus traffic, not local traffic.
But the best thing about it is that the students solved the problem all by themselves. And UConn loves it because it's saving them vast amounts of money.
A pointed out before, Casio has had them for a while. I've worn mine every day for 2.5 years, and it's great. The buttons even change function in different modes. To me, this isn't something that should make Slashdot headlines.
I was lucky enough to live within driving distance (2 hours was worth it) of 2 of the 4 theaters that showed Episode 1 in digital. This was the first movie ever to be publicly shown on a digital projector. I wasn't sure what to expect, since it was fairly new technology, and I knew it was just a digital version of a movie shot on film. The projector I saw it on was made by Texas Instuments. I have to say, the image quality was SUPERB. The theater was also a much larger screen than normal, but clarity was still markedly better. Two things that instantly stood out to me after watching:
- MUCH better clarity for CG stuff (ideal in this movie) Lightsaber motion was so much more impressive, as well as all the moving CG objects
-Unlimited showings... film wears out and gets spotty. There were no spots or smudges anywhere, and it won't deteriorate like movie reels.
-A movie shot in digital and shown in digital could display a higher frame rate than normal film.
Now, I can only imagine how good a movie shot in digital would look on a digital projector. I know if it's within 2 hours driving distance, I'll definitely make a trip, and I suggest that anyone who has any interest at all do so as well.
In your interview with The Daily Show on Comedy Central, you mentioned your mother proudly wears your immortality devices. Does your mother honestly think she will live forever, or is she just wearing them to avoid hurting your feelings? The phrase "my mother thinks I'm special" comes to mind.
As a student at the University of Connecticut, we experienced an unannounced Napster ban on Feb 1st, and since then, bandwidth has increased (a reported) 90%. Besides the Napster IP ban, UConn had a 5 GB per calendar month limit, which I feel is pretty good. Sure, the network is for learning, but residents live on campus, and the network should serve as a net access for their personal lives as well as their learning. 5 GB is fine, since it allows the user to select what they want to spend it on. What do you all think about a traffic limit?
I think it's a great idea... click and hold mouse button, and move the mouse up and down, or side to side to produce the associated odor... Hmmmm.. I wonder what the Linux penguin smells like...
I haven't read all the comments posted, so I can't be sure someone hasn't already suggested this, but could it be possible for telecommuting workers to voluntarily apply for the workers' compensation program? If an open-collar worker wants workman's comp, then they should be subject to a hope office inspection, simply because someone else other than the worker would then be responsible for the office conditions. However, if somone does not want a hope inspection, I feel that they should be given the choice to waive their right to recieve worker's compensation for any job-related injuries suffered at home. Any siggestions for this?
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We didn't have any limes for the Corona, so we used a couple of lime Skittles instead. Later, we tried some other flavors. Wasn't too bad.
Mostly, we were just disappointed that the Skittles didn't actually float.
Bingo. I even have a sheet of paper that describes the "erection sequence" of a submarine. I find it amusing that they chose that word to describe the assembly of a large, phallic, horizontal object, not a building. And yet I can't read an email with that word in it.
We also have blacklisted web pages that are met with a large red "ACCESS DENIED" but for the most part it seems like actual people decided to blacklist them.
I work for a large gov't contractor, and we're told flat out that our email isn't private by any means. However, it still bounces incoming emails for containing certain words. Among them were "erection" and "Viagra." We work right up the street from Pfizer.
Mind you, I can send out what I want. I only know these words are blocked because someone else tried to send them in. As far as I know, though, it never actually changes the text.
sorry 'bout that. I hadn't posted in a while, and didn't notice that you could post without previewing...
Popular Mechanics just recently did a of the Honda Civic Hybrid and the conventional Honda Civic EX. Aside from the key driveline differences, they are basically the same car. The Hybrid cost $1440 more than the EX and they determined that it would take 144,000 to recoup that cost premium if your driving habits did not change.
That's not to mention that Honda sells these hybrids for significantly slimmer profit margins, and sometimes a loss, simply because it boosts their public image, and the Feds give them extra credit as well.
The USS Jimmy Carter will have *plenty* of weapons on it. As a final modified version of the Seawolf class, it's shaping up to be the most advanced submarine ever built. Believe me, I'm a Mech Engineer at GD Electrc Boat in Groton CT, and today I got a chance to walk over, through, and under this boat and it truly is impressive. It's scheduled for delivery to the Navy next year, not this year.
I'm an engineer for the main nuclear submarine contractor in the US, and I work in the shock test department. While many items get tested by means of hitting a platform with a large hammer, the largest ones use explosives for shock. Watching all of these tests are pretty cool, but since it's all Military work, 98% of your time on the job is spent planning, doing reports, filling out paperwork, reading Mil-Specs and the like. It is neat, but not nearly as rewarding as many would think.
www.phynd.net is a great solution to P2P. I'm sure the RIAA and MPAA will hate it just as much as P2P, but both colleges and college students love it. Here at UConn, someone has kindly donated the use of their Linux box to run Phynd, which scours the network and catalogs all types of shared files (not just mp3/ogg or movies). In a college with thousands of on campus residents, this saves hunge amounts of internet bandwidth [money] by keeping file sharing traffic entirely on campus. The students are happy because there are almost never any dead links, and files transfer at full speed.
Before this was implemented, P2P programs tied up HUGE amounts of bandwitdth. UConn was forced to administer a bandwidth quota per student, but fortunately that's only for off campus traffic, not local traffic.
But the best thing about it is that the students solved the problem all by themselves. And UConn loves it because it's saving them vast amounts of money.
... and then build a giant "Death Star" and blow it up.
A pointed out before, Casio has had them for a while. I've worn mine every day for 2.5 years, and it's great. The buttons even change function in different modes. To me, this isn't something that should make Slashdot headlines.
I was lucky enough to live within driving distance (2 hours was worth it) of 2 of the 4 theaters that showed Episode 1 in digital. This was the first movie ever to be publicly shown on a digital projector. I wasn't sure what to expect, since it was fairly new technology, and I knew it was just a digital version of a movie shot on film. The projector I saw it on was made by Texas Instuments. I have to say, the image quality was SUPERB. The theater was also a much larger screen than normal, but clarity was still markedly better. Two things that instantly stood out to me after watching:
- MUCH better clarity for CG stuff (ideal in this movie) Lightsaber motion was so much more impressive, as well as all the moving CG objects
-Unlimited showings... film wears out and gets spotty. There were no spots or smudges anywhere, and it won't deteriorate like movie reels.
-A movie shot in digital and shown in digital could display a higher frame rate than normal film.
Now, I can only imagine how good a movie shot in digital would look on a digital projector. I know if it's within 2 hours driving distance, I'll definitely make a trip, and I suggest that anyone who has any interest at all do so as well.
I think we should all see this "one ring"
In your interview with The Daily Show on Comedy Central, you mentioned your mother proudly wears your immortality devices. Does your mother honestly think she will live forever, or is she just wearing them to avoid hurting your feelings? The phrase "my mother thinks I'm special" comes to mind.
Well, Gore himself said internet taxes are inevitable. Now, will there be an e-mail tax as well?
Why don't we patent this 'one click' checking process so Gore can't use it anymore... of course, I'm kidding
Ha. That's no moon up there, that's a space station!
It should be a cat, and it should be named 'Schrodinger'... and there should be an experiment to go along with it.
Abode? Yeah typo
Simply put: Why 42????
As a student at the University of Connecticut, we experienced an unannounced Napster ban on Feb 1st, and since then, bandwidth has increased (a reported) 90%. Besides the Napster IP ban, UConn had a 5 GB per calendar month limit, which I feel is pretty good. Sure, the network is for learning, but residents live on campus, and the network should serve as a net access for their personal lives as well as their learning. 5 GB is fine, since it allows the user to select what they want to spend it on. What do you all think about a traffic limit?
I think it's a great idea... click and hold mouse button, and move the mouse up and down, or side to side to produce the associated odor... Hmmmm.. I wonder what the Linux penguin smells like...
I haven't read all the comments posted, so I can't be sure someone hasn't already suggested this, but could it be possible for telecommuting workers to voluntarily apply for the workers' compensation program? If an open-collar worker wants workman's comp, then they should be subject to a hope office inspection, simply because someone else other than the worker would then be responsible for the office conditions. However, if somone does not want a hope inspection, I feel that they should be given the choice to waive their right to recieve worker's compensation for any job-related injuries suffered at home. Any siggestions for this?